Fifty Shades of Gray Matter

by Teresella Gondolo, MD

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Pub Date 2 May 2023 | Archive Date 27 Aug 2023

Atmosphere Press

Health, Mind & Body | Nonfiction (Adult)

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Description

Neurology is more than treating headaches and strokes.

The brain, which has produced all of mankind's art and literature and inventions, can also conjure monsters and nightmares and sexual predators. It can upend lives with a myriad of chemical neurotransmitters coursing through millions of synapses. Each brain is its own unique world, its own reality. The brain can be a confining prison, or a dizzying and limitless cosmos.

You are your brain.

In Fifty Shades of Gray Matter by Teresella Gondolo, a neurologist confronts a myriad of medical mysteries.

Neurology is more than treating headaches and strokes.

The brain, which has produced all of mankind's art and literature and inventions, can also conjure monsters and nightmares and sexual predators...

A Note From the Publisher

Dr. Teresella Gondolo is a board-certified neurologist and author of Neurology Study Guide Oral Board Examination Review. Originally from northern Italy, she graduated cum laude from the University of Genova Medical School and did her residency at Genova Neurological Institute. After emigrating to the U.S. she completed her residency at Suny Health Science Center Syracuse followed by fellowships in cerebral vascular disorder at Mount Sinai and neuromuscular disorders at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She is currently a full-time practitioner in the New York area.

Dr. Teresella Gondolo is a board-certified neurologist and author of Neurology Study Guide Oral Board Examination Review. Originally from northern Italy, she graduated cum laude from the University...

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A Note From the Publisher

Dr. Teresella Gondolo is a board-certified neurologist and author of Neurology Study Guide Oral Board Examination Review. Originally from northern Italy, she graduated cum laude from the University of Genova Medical School and did her residency at Genova Neurological Institute. After emigrating to the U.S. she completed her residency at Suny Health Science Center Syracuse followed by fellowships in cerebral vascular disorder at Mount Sinai and neuromuscular disorders at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She is currently a full-time practitioner in the New York area.

Advance Praise

"Dr. Teresella Gondolo, a neurologist in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, and writer of the new book Fifty Shades of Gray Matter, is very much like a real-life Gregory House...Dr. Gondolo speaks to how perception is not reality, how science trumps faith, belief, and emotion, and how, as it pertains to the brain, our environment, and the people around us, nothing is guaranteed. Ultimately, Fifty Shades of Gray Matter proves the human brain is a strange thing that has a mind of its own." -Feathered Quill

"Using these bittersweet stories to probe mystery behind the neurology of the brain, Gondolo has written an immensely intriguing and absorbing book. And though heartbreaking at times, the book’s message is one of inspiration: as we are not immortal and death is never far away, living in the present and appreciating all the simple joys life has to offer is the best course of action. Lucid and absolutely fascinating." -BookView Review

"This book is sure to provide some insight into the mysteries of our brains, using engaging stories and unapologetic candor." -Independent Book Review

"Libraries and readers interested in medical stories and mysteries that lead to revelations about science, psychology, and the intersection between personal lives and social challenges will find plenty of book club material and food for thought for psychological and medical readers in Fifty Shades of Gray Matter. It's highly recommended for its lively ability to juxtapose medical conundrums with thought-provoking considerations of just what makes us human." -Midwest Book Review

"Gondolo reflects on notable medical cases and the extraordinary eccentricities of the brain in this memoir... An enjoyably instructive tour of neurological adventures."-Kirkus

"A great selection for anyone interested in the little-known neurological disorders that may strike a person with or without warning and the processes of adjusting to life after being diagnosed with those conditions." -Readers' Favorite